American Alligator at the Maul Hammock Shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp

As my daughter and I paddled up to the Maul Hammock Shelter on day one of our three day paddle … More

Down to the Details

From huge open views of expansive prairie, to tall cypress that stretch into the sky… down to the smallest detail … More

From the journals of naturalist Francis Harper, 1929: a conversation with Swamper Ezekiel Henderson… “I was fishing one time in … More

Two years ago today I was excited to photograph my first River Otters within the boundaries of the Okefenokee Refuge… … More

Pig Frogs are the big Lithobates of the Okefenokee Swamp. Although they may not be readily seen among the floating … More

Not long after arriving at the Big Water Shelter in the Okefenokee Swamp, a curious alligator came drifting toward the … More

I have to admit, my lure to the Great Okefenokee Swamp is the alligators and snakes. But for those seeking … More

Most of the big alligators concentrate on the larger, open lakes within the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Some of the … More

An excerpt from the journal of Howell C. Jackson describing the beautiful Okefenokee Prairies as he surveyed the Okefenokee Swamp … More

Is it safe to paddle the Okefenokee alone? I suppose that depends on many factors. I have made most of … More